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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1787 By: Grellner
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to state government; defining terms;
7 prohibiting certain persons from taking certain
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8 providing for codification; providing an effective
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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14 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 85.80 of Title 74, unless there
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15 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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16 A. As used in this section:
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17 1. a. "Personal pronouns" means a reference to an
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18 individual's sex or gender and shall include but not
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19 be limited to:
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20 (1) he,
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21 (2) him,
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22 (3) she,
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23 (4) her,
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24 (5) they,
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1 (6) them, and
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2 (7) any non-standard term used as a replacement for
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3 the pronouns listed in paragraphs 1 through 6 of
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4 this subsection.
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5 b. For the purposes of this section, pronouns shall not
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6 include the terms "Mr.", "Mrs.", "Ms.", or "Miss",
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8 (1) a person who was born a female uses the term
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9 "Mr." to refer to herself, or
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10 (2) a person who was born a male uses the term
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11 "Mrs.", "Ms.", or "Miss" to refer to himself.
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12 Such usage as provided in subparagraphs a and b of this
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13 paragraph shall constitute a violation of the provisions of
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14 subsection C of this section; and
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15 2. "Preferred pronouns" means a statement or listing of
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16 personal pronouns an individual uses to refer to himself or herself.
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17 B. No employee, appointee, or contractor of this state, or any
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18 agency or political subdivision of such, shall state his or her
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19 preferred pronouns in any form of official communication, whether
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20 physical or digital. Such communication shall include but not be
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23 2. Electronic mail;
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1 4. Faxes.
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2 C. Any employee, appointee, or contractor of this state, or any
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3 agency or political subdivision of such, that violates the
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4 provisions of subsection B of this section shall be issued a
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5 warning, either verbally or in writing, for the first violation. A
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6 subsequent violation shall constitute immediate grounds for the
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7 removal of the employee or appointee, or termination of the contract
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9 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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10 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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11 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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12 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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13 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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